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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 86335

This laboratory test separates and analyzes different proteins in a body fluid sample, such as urine or cerebrospinal fluid, using an electrical field and a specialized electrophoresis technique to produce a detailed pattern showing the types and relative amounts of specific proteins present. It is a more advanced technique than a basic protein separation test and is used to investigate certain immune or protein-related conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$21.88 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$39.81 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $35 to $186Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $50
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $87professional $31

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $33.88 · 30th of 51
NE $75.86DC $25.70

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.